Name: charles dickens : a critical study
SKU: 3590379
Price: 29.21 EUR
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Author: G. K. Chesterton
ISBN: 9781409796107

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Type

Physical Book

Author

G. K. Chesterton

Publisher

Grizzell Press

Language

English

Pages

308

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

21.6x14x1.8 cm

Weight

0.40 kg.

ISBN

1409796108

ISBN13

9781409796107

Synopsis "charles dickens : a critical study"

This vintage book contains a fascinating critical study of the life and work of Charles Dickens. This interesting and insightful exploration of all things Dickensian will appeal to those with an interest in English literature, and it is not to be missed by fans of Dickens's seminal work. The chapters of this book include: "The Dickens Period", "The Boyhood of Dickens", "The Pickwick Papers", "The Great Popularity", "Dickens and America", "Dickens and Christmas", "The Time of Transition", "Later Life and Works", "The Great Dickens Characters", etcetera. Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874 - 1936) was an English author, poet, philosopher, dramatist, journalist, theologian, and biographer. He was famed for his witty, irreverent and highly contemporary writing. Many vintage texts such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive, and it is with this in mind that we are republishing this book now, in an affordable, high-quality, modern edition. It comes complete with a specially commissioned biography of the author.

G. K. Chesterton

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G. K. Chesterton (London, May 29, 1874 – Beaconsfield, June 14, 1936) was a prolific British writer, author of essays, novels, poetry, biographies, and Christian apologetics. His work is characterized by irony, paradoxical wit, and a critical view of modernity. He was a prominent convert to Catholicism and an influential figure in religious and literary thought of his time. He is also known for his brilliant argumentative style and his defense of common sense.

Among his most recognized works are The Man Who Was Thursday (1908), Orthodoxy (1908), The Innocence of Father Brown (1911), Heretics (1905), The Ball and the Cross (1909), and The Resurrection of Rome (1930). He cultivated the essay, the novel of ideas, detective stories, and social and religious criticism.

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